METAL PRICES – Daily Metal Prices (May 04, 1998)

BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday bid/ask prices in US$ per tonne)

Date	Apr. 28	Apr. 27	Apr. 24	Apr. 23	Apr. 22
Al Alloy	1302-1305	1286-1288	1308-1310	1298-1300	1295-1298
Aluminium	1448-1449	1424.5-1425.5	1450-1450.5	1443-1444	1439.5-1440
Copper	1862-1862.5	1835.5-1836	1870-1871	1854-1854.5	1879-1880
Lead	560.5-561	560-561	566-567	569-569.5	571-572
Nickel	5455-5460	5395-5400	5485-5490	5405-5410	5470-5480
Tin	5830-5840	5780-5785	5825-5830	5750-5755	5730-5735
Zinc	1097.5-1098	1090.5-1091.5	1100.5-1101	1102-1102.5	1103-1103.5

GOLD PRICES (London fix, US$ per oz.)

DateApr. 28Apr. 27Apr. 24Apr. 23Apr. 22

London AM308.60311.40314.60314.60311.20

London PM308.45309.65313.15312.75312.80

PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, per oz.)

DateApr. 28Apr. 27Apr. 24Apr. 23Apr. 22

Silver 3.68053.72603.78803.79103.7630

Silver US$6.13506.21006.31506.32006.3100

Platinum US$409.50408.00409.00421.00421.00

Palladium US$372.00370.00383.00383.00380.00

EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada noon rate)

DateApr. 28Apr. 27Apr. 24Apr. 23Apr. 22

U.S. Dollar1.43871.43871.43531.43451.4325

Sterling2.39852.40692.39342.39002.3986

Deutschmark0.80190.80470.80110.79660.7993

Franc0.23920.24010.23900.23760.2385

Yen0.010880.010890.010960.011020.01096